Washing-machine



(No Model.)

s B MEYERS WASHING MACHINE.

Patented (fot, a', k1895;

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SAMUEL B. MEYERS, Oli` MILESBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 547,669, dated October8, 1895.

Application filed April 10, 18 95. Serial No. 545,260. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern/.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL B. MEYERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milesburg, in the county of Centre and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Washing-Machine, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in Washing-machines, in which I usearms with mallets attached to one end and a concave bottom in box. It isoperated bycrank-motion. It can be made single or double.

The accompanying drawings are for a double machine, in which-4 Figure lis an end view of machine; Fig. 2, a side view; Fig. 3, a side view withside removed; Fig. 4f, an end view with end removed.

Similar letters vrefer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Letters c c designate the arms of the mallets; E, the pin on which thearms swing; i z', uprights to support pin E 5 B, mallet attached to armc; D, crankshaft; A, pulley; F, handle; G, long slot and box in arms cfor crank-shaft; H H, arms of feeder.

This machine can be worked by hand or by other power, it having a handleon one end of shaft and a pulley on the other.

B is a mallet attached to arm c and is notched at the ends. By turningthe crankshaft D the mallets vibrate back and forward and push theclothes against the concave ends of the box. At the same time theclothes move up at the end of the box and keep revolving, as indicatedby the arrows.

H H are feeder-arms having ribs attached to lower ends and hang oncrank-shaft D. The lower ends of arms slide against the concave ofmallets, This feeder keeps pushing -the clothes down to the notches ofthe mallets and vhelps to revolve the clothes.

I am aware that prior to my invention washing-machines have been made,but differently constructed. I therefore do not claim Letters Patent onwashing-machines, broadly; but

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is- The combination of a suds box having a concave bottom, an uprightframe extending above said suds box, slotted arms suspended to swingfrom said frame, mallets carried by said arms, a crank shaft journaledin said frame' and passing through the slots in said arms, andreciprocating feeders H, suspended from said crank shaft having theirlower ends resting upon and free to slide over the concave face of themallets.

SAML. B. MEYERS.

Witnesses NATHANIEL BEEsLY, LEMUEL BEEsLY.

